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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    Yeah we've budgeted for adwords, due to the length of time it will take to achieve reasonable seach engine results. We will not be targeting e-learning alone, we will use long tailed keywords that are specific to what we're selling. The hope was that the 'e-learning' in the domain would support...
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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    Yeah see what your saying, i suppose it's harder to remember the URL too. Maybe we've been focusing on the play on words too much. Are hyphens taken in to consideration by google?
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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    I understand where you're coming from. But... 1)The likes of Amazon, Tesco etc.. have massive marketing budgets to communicate their brand. 2)We will benefit from an SEO perspective by including the term e-learning in our domain and throughout the content. 3) The name has a hidden meaning...
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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    e-learning is what we are selling though. Surely makes sense to include that within the business name?
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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    It's not called xxxxx-e-learning. Just didn't want it appearing in a google search before deciding which way we are gonna go. But yes that would be a very poor name!
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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    They registered the business last year and have a reasonable portfolio of clients. They are based around an hours drive from us so are in quite close proximity. The don't make massive reference to e-learning however could be classed as a competitor. From the research we've done so far, I think...
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    Business Name already in use - stupid boy pike!

    Hi, Myself and a couple of partners are in the process of setting up a new business. Unfortunatly after choosing the business name, designed logo, bought domain and created website as well as other stationary and marketing materials - we have realised the existence of another registered...
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    Interesting concept

    hmmmm... I agree that hype is the deciding factor of whether a project of this nature suceeds or fails. I think therefore a large proportion of the '100' would need to be marketeers across different disciplins. The obstacles as I see it would be: Money - although if it went viral might not...
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    Interesting concept

    Hi all, Bear with me on this one... so, Microsoft recently paid over 200m dollars for shares in Facebook. Plentyoffish makes over 3 million dollars per year from adwords alone. I'm sure there are loads of other examples of such social networking sites that are worth ridiculous amounts of...
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    Adwords - how long to give each ad...

    If I was you, I would: Research relevant keywords using Google Keyword Estimator. Write a few variations of your ad, sell the sizzle not the sausage! Target your ad geographically and expect to pay more initially while you refine the campaign. Include as many negative keywords as possible.
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    Newsletter sending software

    I've used vertical responce before, and never had any trouble.
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    Customer Return

    I think it depends on the reason for the return. In some cases decent customer service regarding complaints and returns can lead to future sales.
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    My newest project

    Organic (natural) search engine optimisation can take some time even to achieve modest results, If I was you I would initially market the site using Pay Per Click advertising (PPC). The most common PPC platform is Google Adwords. Incase this is new to you - Adwords are ads that appear under the...
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    What online shop solution are you using?

    I'm using Opencart, found it very easy to use and manipulate. Its a relativly young cart but very well put together, the only downside is the lack of documentation.
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    affiliating my site

    Good luck with it!!
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